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Virginia: Warner Won’t Run for Governor
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Nov 21, 2012 09:41pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 09:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., announced Tuesday that he will not seek a return to the governorship next year, setting up a likely bid for re-election in 2014.
“Over the last year, a lot of Virginians – Democrats, Republicans, and independents – have approached me and asked that I consider running for Governor a second time,” Warner said in a statement. “I loved being governor, but I have a different job now — and it’s here in the United States Senate.”
It’s well-known that Warner enjoyed his time as governor from 2002 to 2006, and rumors of a potential return to Richmond have wafted through the Old Dominion political scene for the past year. As the most popular politician in the state, Warner would have been the heavy favorite in the gubernatorial race, and he is currently favored to win his first bid for re-election to the Senate.
Known as a moderate in the Senate and member of the “gang of six,” Warner also kept up his public profile in the state this year. He went on several barnstorming tours with Democratic Sen.-elect Tim Kaine, who served as lieutenant governor under Warner and succeeded Warner in the governor’s mansion. Kaine defeated Republican George Allen this month for an open Senate seat by a surprisingly large 6-point margin, thanks in part to running as a potential partner to Warner in the Senate. |
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